Two daylight robberies were reported from different parts of the State capital on Monday.
Three out of four youths involved in the robbery of Rs 2 lakh cash from a collection agent of Sanchi Dairy were held and Rs 1.5 lakh was recovered from their possession. The victim was attacked with sharp-edged weapon in the robbery. The fourth accused is still absconding.
SP Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that one of the injured accused was the key in cracking the case. Soon after the robbery they escaped the spot walking and later boarded a car.
A car was used to escape but three were able to board the car while Faeem who was injured was not able to join the three and was spotted by police personnel who questioned him. He asked the cops to take him to hospital which cracked the case.
Their plan was to escape to a remote place in car and return after a few days.
The car was owned by one Raja who was the mastermind of the robbery. He observed that the victim used to visit the Sanchi Milk parlours which gave him the idea of robbery.
Raja owns a tea stall and Shahrukh works as helper at his shop. Faeem works at a bakery. All the youths have no criminal past but to spend for luxurious things and buy drugs they committed the crime.
The accused were identified as Raja Khan (20), Shahrukh Ali (19) and Faeem (19) while the absconding accused has been identified as Sameer alias Bachha.
In the morning victim Prakash Sahu of Shivnagar was robbed and attacked with sharp-edged weapon by four miscreants at around 11 am near Kamla Park and escaped with a bag carrying Rs 2 lakh cash.
The victim Prakash Sahu of Shivnagar works as collection agent from Sanchi Milk parlors. The victim is undergoing treatment at Chirayu hospital and his condition is reportedly stable.